I think she is overrated

I read a collection of her works, some 600 pieces. A few are very good. Some are good. Most are mediocre. She appeared a mini version of Rumi, and some mini mini version of 莊子 in some ways respectively, to my taste.

By the way, what makes you think the several pieces included here are great poems? Just curious.

 

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• 惠特曼之後19世紀美國偉大的詩人非她莫屬。她的大部分詩短小精悍，富有哲理，但有的少了詩意。 -LinMu- ♂ (80 bytes) () 02/17/2022 postreply 14:01:58

• 惠特曼是咱們這旮旯的，去過詩人紀念館，藏在一片民居中，非常不起眼。參觀過他的故居。英文詩原作，不大看得懂。得看譯作 -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/17/2022 postreply 16:10:41

• 聽說門口寫著“Stop this day and night with me and you shall possess -LinMu- ♂ (77 bytes) () 02/17/2022 postreply 17:07:45

• 居然沒什麽印象了。昏。不止英文原文，中文的譯作也不好理解。如何解讀惠特曼的《幻象》？ -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (422 bytes) () 02/17/2022 postreply 17:30:46

• 總的說來他的詩比較散文化。對民國時期的詩人有較大影響，特別是郭沫若。 -LinMu- ♂ (47 bytes) () 02/17/2022 postreply 17:52:49